Emily Ratajkowski, pronounced Rat-a-kow-ski, was born in London but raised in San Diego, where her childhood compared with her friends’ was, as she puts it, “very specific”, quotes GQ Magazine. Both her parents worked in the arts, her father as a painting teacher and her mother an English professor. They led a bohemian lifestyle; they didn’t own a television and her father would cut all the labels off his clothes, even the tag on his Levi’s, because he didn’t like brands.

She often chose to hang out with them instead of people her own age. “I spent most of my time with adults because although my parents were older when they had me, they’re really like teenagers,” she says. “I sort of became the third musketeer.”

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Ratajkowski’s modeling career has progressed from retail adwork to arthouse erotica and high fashion. She appeared on the cover of the March 2012 issue of erotic magazine treats! This led to her being asked to appear in two music videos. Among her other cover appearances are GQ, British GQ,Cosmopolitan, InStyle UK and FHM. She has now been in two Swimsuit Issues.

Ratajkowski’s acting career began with youth acting roles in the San Diego area before she gained a recurring role on iCarly and later roles in major films. Her feature film debut was as the mistress of Ben Affleck’s character in the 2014 film Gone Girl. Her 2015 films include Entourage, We Are Your Friends with Zac Efron (her first leading role), and The Spoils Before Dying.